Photo Book | Spiral-bound with flaps | 80 pages | 8″ x 10″ | ISBN 978-1-942953-77-7
NOT A COOKBOOK is a photo book that blurs the line between documentary and art. The project was first developed through the Magnum Photo Long Term Mentorship Program with Susan Meiselas and Matt Black (October 2021–May 2022).
Combining photo collages with recipes, the work explores the artist’s friendship with Ralph and Lee-Anne, owners of PALME—a restaurant celebrating their Caribbean heritage in the heart of Montreal’s Village, formerly known as the Gay Village.
A non-traditional cookbook, it uses humour and anecdotes to recount Ralph and Lee-Anne’s decades-long partnership, their passion for merging culture and food, their commitment to balancing work and family life, and the challenges of running a business during a pandemic. Vibrant and playful, it affirms why one would risk so much to pursue a dream.
